A Woman In NYC Allegedly Attacked 7 People With Chemical Spray In What May Have Been A Hate Crime

While the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incidents, a police spokesperson told BuzzFeed News the attacks have not yet been deemed a hate crime.

Mary Ann Georgantopoulos

10 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World

Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

A Woman Was Killed After A Hungry Driver On The "Whole 30" Diet Ran Over Her, A Lawsuit Says

The suit claims the man shouldn't have been driving because he felt lightheaded and nauseous.

Claudia Koerner

A Couple Was Arrested For Child Abuse After An Olive Garden Waitress In Kentucky Shared A Photo Of Them On Facebook

A 911 dispatcher who went to high school with the waitress saw the post and alerted authorities in the city where the couple lived to make a welfare check.

Stephanie K. Baer

An Unvaccinated Boy Got Tetanus And It Cost Over $800,000 To Save His Life

A new federal report details the frightening, exhausting, and extremely expensive experience of one family whose child contracted a vaccine-preventable disease.

Brianna Sacks

With “Captain Marvel,” Gemma Chan Is Demolishing Hollywood’s Aversion To Color-Blind Casting

“That’s why representation is so important, to challenge your own ideas about what you think you can do,” Chan told BuzzFeed News.

Adam B. Vary

Trump Plans To Implement His Transgender Military Ban

The president’s anti-transgender policy has been on hold amid several court challenges, which will continue.

Dominic Holden

Jussie Smollett Will Face 16 Felonies For Allegedly Making A False Police Report

"Jussie Smollett knew that... there was no reasonable ground for believing that such offenses had been committed," the grand jury said about the Empire actor.

Claudia Koerner

Here's How Michael Jackson's Estate And Legacy Have Been Affected By “Leaving Neverland"

The stakes for Jackson's estate are high, with hundreds of millions of dollars in income and business deals now exposed to negative publicity in the wake of the HBO documentary.

Michael Blackmon

22 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week

From the devastating tornado that struck the rural community of Beauregard, Alabama, to the colorful celebrations of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

Adnan Syed From "Serial" Has Been Denied A New Murder Trial

"We will not give up," his lawyer said.

Julia Reinstein

Military Doctors Told Them It Was Just "Female Problems." Weeks Later, They Were In The Hospital.

From body armor to health care, the US military has been slow to adapt to women in its ranks. Female service members are paying the price, often with lifelong consequences.

Ema O'Connor

A World War II Memorial Was Covered With "Subscribe To PewDiePie"

The YouTube star has used racial slurs and been accused of anti-Semitism in the past.

Stephanie McNeal

How Traditional Ideas About The Ideal Father Can Mask Abuse

From R. Kelly to Michael Jackson, men accused of preying on children often use idealized versions of fatherhood to maintain their innocence and hide their abuse.

Imran Siddiquee

More Than 1 Million Puerto Ricans Are Seeing Cuts To Their Food Stamp Benefits

Between an economic crisis, high grocery costs, and continued fallout from Hurricanes Maria and Irma, Puerto Rico says the reduction in food stamp benefits is “alarming.”

Nidhi Prakash

Country Music Star Luke Bryan Wants More Women To Be Nominated For "Entertainer Of The Year"

Bryan also lauded Reba McEntire on using her platform to speak out about inclusivity for women in the country music industry and awards circuit.

Matt Ford

"I Can't Believe I Did This": Jayme Closs's Alleged Abductor Wrote A Letter From Jail Apologizing To The 13-Year-Old Girl

Jake Patterson wrote a letter to a Minnesota reporter saying that he killed Jayme's parents and kidnapped her "mostly on impulse" and that his reason was "complicated."

Tasneem Nashrulla

"The Simpsons" Is Pulling An Episode Featuring The Voice Of Michael Jackson

The decision was made following allegations detailed in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland that the singer sexually abused two men when they were children.

Otillia Steadman

Whoopi Goldberg Revealed She Almost Died From Pneumonia And Septic Shock

"I became very, very close to leaving the Earth," the View host said. "Good news, I didn't," she said.

Julia Reinstein

Here's Elizabeth Warren's Plan To Break Up Huge Tech Platforms Like Facebook, Google, And Amazon

Warren would classify tech companies with global revenue of $25 billion or more as "platform utilities" and attempt to break them up via antitrust laws.

Ryan Broderick

Chelsea Manning Has Been Jailed After Refusing To Testify Before A Grand Jury About Wikileaks

Manning vowed to fight the subpoena. The subject of what prosecutors want to question her about isn't public, but her spokesperson said the government wanted to ask her about documents she leaked to WikiLeaks in 2010.

Zoe Tillman

A Mom Who Was Arrested After Her Infant Was Found Dead Reportedly Had Postpartum Depression

Rachel McAfee is facing a charge of neglect of a dependent causing death.

Lauren Strapagiel

Divided Government Is Already Thrashing Donald Trump

Investigations are piling up and Trump may soon have to issue his first veto, all as he prepares for a grueling reelection campaign.

Tarini Parti

The Books By Women That Explain What The World Is Really Like

Women authors on war, surveillance, politics, and the refugee crisis.

Nishita Jha

Morning Update: Queen In The TL, Corgi Influencer In The DMs

Bad news for people who love misinformation, the Queen is on Instagram, weekend longreads. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, March 8.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

This Somali Refugee Was Teased For Her Weight. Now She’s A Title-Winning Champion.

“Sometimes I feel like a shopping list of hardships, but if I didn’t go through all these difficulties, I wouldn’t be the same woman I am today,” Ali told BuzzFeed News.

Ikran Dahir

14 Badass Women From Around The World You Probably Haven't Heard About

Women are so great.

Kassy Cho

ICE Officials Shared And “Liked” Ilhan Omar And Anti-Immigrant Conspiracy Theories

One post discovered by BuzzFeed News described the Muslim congresswoman as a “trojan horse” who came to the US because of a “refugee outbreak.”

Hamed Aleaziz

Paul Manafort Will Serve At Least 38 Months In Prison, But His Legal Fight Isn't Over Yet

Trump's former campaign chair was sentenced on tax and bank fraud charges Thursday, after a jury convicted him last summer. He's due in court next week for a second sentencing in the other case special counsel Robert Mueller brought against him.

Zoe Tillman

This Democratic Presidential Candidate Wants To Decriminalize Sex Work

“That is their right, and it should not be a crime,” Rep. Tulsi Gabbard told BuzzFeed News.

Dominic Holden

Homeland Security Is Investigating Immigration Officials' Secret List Of Journalists, Attorneys, And Activists To Question At The Border

"This type of assault on press freedom and democracy is something we’d expect in dictatorships — not the United States of America," said Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

Nidhi Prakash

Immigrants Who Were Rejected For Asylum Have The Right To A Federal Judge Review, A Court Ruled

"It’s the first case to hold that asylum-seekers in the border area are entitled to their day in court."

Hamed Aleaziz